Garment-hanger.



No. 728,239. PATENTED MAY 19, 1903.

F. P. JOHNSON.

GARMENT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 31 1902.

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FRANK P. JOHNSON, .OF DANVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

GARMENT-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 728,239, dated May 19, 1903.

Application filed May 31, 1902. Serial No. l09,74=1. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK P. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Danville, in the county of Montour and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Garment-Hanger, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to garmenthangers, and particularly to means for supporting skirts and other articles upon coat or jacket hangers.

The object of the invention is to provide extremely simple means of the above-described character which may be employed upon various well known forms of hangers, said means being adjustable to the sundry widths of different articles to be held and being antomatically clamped against movement by the weight of such articles.

The preferred form of the invention is illus trated in the accompanying sheet of drawings; but it will be evident upon an inspection of the claims hereto appended that the invention is open tovarious changes and modifications. I

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a hanger with the improvements applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of one end of one of the arms. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the garment-supporting devices.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawlngs.

The improvements are shown applied to a hanger on which a patent was granted to me on April23, 1901, and numbered 672,777;.but

it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to use upon the same, for those skilled in the art will readily perceive that it may be employed in connection with hangers of various sorts. M

The hanger shown comprises a pair of oppositely -extending arms 10, comprising spaced rods 11, said arms being connected at their inner ends with a supporting-hook 12. Upon each of these arms is slidably mounted the garment-supportin g device 13,and-as these devices are similar in all respects but one need be described. It is preferably formed from a single piece of wire, which is provided with a pair of bows, as 14, said bows being arranged outer portions of the bows constitute fingers 17, and the terminals of the wire are coiled about the rods 11 to form clutch-loops 18. It will be observed that these clutch-loops are disposed at substantially right angles to the bows orjaws. Thusthe jaws will be supported between the rods 11 and in substantially the same planes therewith, or, in other words, they will extend longitudinally of the arm. Y

The manner of using the devices will be clearly apparent by reference to Fig. 1. The upper corners of the garment to be supported are passed between and are gripped by the jaws, as shown. The devices are then moved apart to bring the upper edge of the garment taut, and the weight thereof acting upon the fingers 17 as a lever will securely clutch the loops 18 upon the rod, thus fastening the devices against accidental movement toward each other. This clamping action, as will be readily seen by reference to the drawings, is due to the arrangement'of the'loop and jaws in intersecting planes.

It will be apparent that this construction is very simple and constitutes an exceedingly useful addition to a coat or jacket hanger, as a skirt or other article may be suspended within the jacket. will properly support an entire suit.

From the foregoingit is thought that the construction, operation, and many advantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from of the hanger, 'said latter device compris-' ing a clutch-loop slidably mounted upon the Thus the hanger hanger and having a frictional clutching engagement therewith, and garment-engaging means carried by the clutch-loop, said loop and means being disposed in intersecting planes whereby the weight of a garment supported by the engaging means will force the loop into clutching engagement with the hanger.

2. The combination with a garment-hanger, of a garment-supporting device comprising a pair of coasting jaws, each carrying a clutch loop that is slidable upon and has a frictional engagement with the hanger.

3. The combination with a garment-hanger having spaced rods, of a garment-supportin device comprising a pair of coacting jaws each carrying a clutch-loop, said loops being slidable upon and having frictional clutching engagements with the rods of the hanger.

4. The combination with agarment-hanger, of a garment-supporting device comprising a pair of coacting jaws yieldiugly connected and having clutch-loops connected with their free ends, said loops being slidable upon and having frictional clutching engagements with the hanger.

5. The combination with a garment-hanger, of a garment-supporting device comprising a pair of coacting jaws connected by a coiledspring portion and having fingers at their freeends, said fingers carrying coiled eyes constituting clutch-loops, which loops are slidable upon and have frictional clutching engagements with the hanger.

6. The combination with a garment-hanger arm having spaced rods, of a garment-supporting device formed of a single piece of wire, said wire having bowed portions arranged side by side, forming coacting jaws, the connecting portions between the bows being coiled, the terminals of the wire being coiled about the rods of the hanger-arm and constituting clutch-loops that are slidable thereon and have a frictional engagement therewith.

'7. The combination with a garment-hanger comprising oppositely-disposed arms,of a garment-supporting device mounted upon each arm, said devices each including a clutchloop slidably engaging the arm and carrying garment-engaging means which extend longitudinally of said arm.

8. The combination with a garment-hanger comprising oppositely-disposed arms,of a garment-supporting device mounted upon each arm, said devices each including a clutchloop slidably engaging the arm, and coacting jaws arranged longitudinally of the arm and extending toward the outer end thereof.

9. In combination with a garment-hanger having spaced rods or arms, of a garmentsupporting device slidably mounted on the rods or arms and having a clutch engagement therewith. said device being provided with a jaw for engagement with a garment so as to hold the same below the plane of the said rods or arms.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANK P. JOHNSON.

YVitnesses:

J. C. MINonMoYER, K. A. BEAM. 

